Out of the Shadows: Music

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Music to Play By from the Out of the Shadows Bookshop!

The music CDs on this page include some of the most popular background music for setting the mood while playing or during aftercare. The selection here highlights many popular rock, folk, jazz, shows, and classical recordings. Some of the music recommended here has a driving beat with ever-building intensity; some is lyrically beautiful; some is peaceful; and some have direct references to BDSM concepts.

"For people who are really really messed up in the head, try throwing some
Aphex Twin in the stereo while your best friend is tied up. I think it
takes a fairly unique sexuality to understand the Aphex Twin, but it's well
worth the effort. His most recent album is a masterpiece of
perversion."

"Possibly the greatest sleaze album of all time. Holly Cole who has a
beautiful sexy voice sings the erotic songs of Tom Waits. A Must. There's
something about the way Holly Cole demands "Take me home, you silly boy" as
the opening line that makes anyone who hears it melt. Tom Wait's dark
sexuality fits naturally in with S&M of course."

"KazRecords have released ten volumes so far,
but I think the second is the best simply for the fantastically slimy
`Something Sexual.'" Comment from nflauren: My SO loves Duke Ellington, too, for BDSM/sex; but it routinely gets voted thumbs down for playparty music whenever he puts it on. *laugh* No accounting for taste variation: just go for what you like, of course!

Spiders Space Suggested by camilla. "There's song I'm rather fond called "Female of the Species." A song all dominant women will instantly take to (the
female of the species is deadlier than the male)."